Norris planes

Welcome To Norris Planes David R Russell, a colossus among collectors of antique woodworking tools, has died aged 82. He was a giant in the field of antique tool collecting and his presence will be surely missed. A post war coffin shaped Asmoothing plane made by Norris of London with ebonised beech infills. Has a good length Norris parallel cutting iron with 41mm of blade left to slot.

Lever cap and brass knurled blade adjusting knob are also marked Norris London.

Plane body has some marks, scratches th. The adjustment knob is marked NORRIS LONDON PATENT NO. Buy Norris Collectable Woodworking Planes and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay! FINE clean little used NORRIS LONDON dovetailed steel No.

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When I was a young man I would spend countless hours looking through antique and secondhand shops, markets and trade papers looking for anything by Norris, Spiers, Mathieson and other infill makers. Norris made these planes in Croydon, outside London, where I lived for years as a young an. The steel sole was constructed using an unusual and specific double-dovetail joint in which the tails were intentionally cut long before being hammered back and filed smooth.

If there is a screw in the top of the front bun it is not a Pre War model. It has been suggested that the screw on the top was introduced towards the end of production, many of the post wars do not. Norris planes were made with either a cast iron or a steel sole.

Here is an norris planes in good physical condition. Pictures are representative and price is 95. The Norris has a much thicker iron and cap iron. It is a heavier plane.

A Fantastic rosewood infill panel plane, stamped steel on the toe of sole, nice rosewood infills, lever stamped Norris ALondon, Norris iron and cap iron, nice clean steel with almost invisible dovetails. With their thick high carbon laminated irons and super fine adjustment this is why these planes gained worldwide recognition throughout the woodworking worl hence why they are so sort after by distinguished collectors.

After the war, the Norris name and designs were sold to an aeronautical instrument manufacturer looking to diversify away from military production. These planes are the so called "late model " Norris. A tidy NORRIS Asmoothing plane.

Some pitting and staining spots.

This restoration had gone well and I was pleased with the result. It took five hours in total plus the £3to buy the plane in the first place. The slow blade advancement of this Norris -style adjuster, due to its fine threa makes it easy to set blade projection precisely. It can be used with any of our custom bench planes in place of the regular adjuster supplied with your plane.

The cast planes were less expensive, likely because they were easier to make. This is an early model Spiers dovetailed infill hand plane, possibly even a custom order. Find norris and spiers from a vast selection of Planes.

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I have restored wood planes (mostly Malpes planes ) and iron planes (mostly Stanley planes ) But never a plane like this. Anybody got any tips that I should be aware of?

I want to clean it, remove rust, tune it up and sharpen it, but without damaging it of course. Infill planes, block planes, bench planes, specialist planes and more.